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April 1, 2026
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 3-6pm on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne NJ. A funeral service will be held at 5:30 PM on Saturday, May 2, 2026 during the visiting hours.
Sr. Marie José Sicard, 71, of Oakland, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, while receiving loving care of her family.
Born and raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Marie developed a deep appreciation for the arts at an early age. She loved drawing and painting and became a skilled seamstress. These would be talents she carried with her throughout her life.
At the age of eighteen, Marie immigrated to the United States in 1972, along with her beloved twin sister Margarette, and older brother Jean Robert. She began her life in the United States in Brooklyn, NY where she lived from 1972 to 1979,before moving to Manhattan, where she resided for over three decades. During that time Marie proud that she attained her citizenship in the United States. In 2016, she relocated to Trenton, NJ to live with her twin sister Magarette.
While living in New York City, Marie welcomed the births of her three children, Jasmine, Jeffery, and Jean Samuel who were the center of her world.
Marie’s greatest passion in life was her unwavering Christian faith. As a devoted believer in God and Jesus Christ, her faith sustained and guided her through every chapter of her life, especially as a single mother. She was a longtime and active member of the Church of God Manhattan in New York City, where she served faithfully as a volunteer, a member of the women’s ministry, and an usher. With her gentle spirit and warm smile, she made everyone feel welcome, often greeting others with the heartfelt words, “Jesus loves you.”
She treasured traveling, especially to her favorite place, Kissimmee, Florida, and taking trips by train, which she always enjoyed. Marie was a woman of many talents, she had a lifelong passion for knitting and crocheting, and she never lost her gift as a seamstress. She lovingly created countless blankets, baby booties, scarves, and dresses, many of which she sold and shared with others. She was also a wonderful cook, fondly remembered by family and friends for her delicious Haitian Legume.
In her later years, Marie found her greatest joy in her grandchildren, cherishing every moment spent with them and creating lasting memories filled with love. Marie also shared an extraordinary bond with her twin sister, Margarette, who was not only her sibling but her lifelong best friend.
Marie was a truly special person who touched the lives of everyone around her. She will be sincerely missed by all that knew her.
Marie is survived by her daughter Jasmine Bernard-Straker and her husband Anderson of Wayne, NJ, and two sons; Jeffery Bernard, and Jean Samuel Brannon, her four brothers; Jean Robert Sicard of Queens, NY, Emmanuel Sicard of Brooklyn, NY, Emile Sicard, and Freddy Sicard, two sisters; Carol Sicard Gransoult of Queens, NY, and Magdala Sicard of Queens, NY, five grandchildren, Isaiah Jordan, Imani Straker, Anderson Straker, Miyah Brannon, and Niyah Brannon. She was predeceased by her twin sister Margarette Sicard, and her youngest sister Denise Sicard.
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Friends may visit with the family from 3-6pm on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne NJ. A funeral service will be held at 5:30 PM on Saturday, May 2, 2026 during the visiting hours.
April 1, 2026
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 3-6pm on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne NJ. A funeral service will be held at 5:30 PM on Saturday, May 2, 2026 during the visiting hours.
Sr. Marie José Sicard, 71, of Oakland, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, while receiving loving care of her family.
Born and raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Marie developed a deep appreciation for the arts at an early age. She loved drawing and painting and became a skilled seamstress. These would be talents she carried with her throughout her life.
At the age of eighteen, Marie immigrated to the United States in 1972, along with her beloved twin sister Margarette, and older brother Jean Robert. She began her life in the United States in Brooklyn, NY where she lived from 1972 to 1979,before moving to Manhattan, where she resided for over three decades. During that time Marie proud that she attained her citizenship in the United States. In 2016, she relocated to Trenton, NJ to live with her twin sister Magarette.
While living in New York City, Marie welcomed the births of her three children, Jasmine, Jeffery, and Jean Samuel who were the center of her world.
Marie’s greatest passion in life was her unwavering Christian faith. As a devoted believer in God and Jesus Christ, her faith sustained and guided her through every chapter of her life, especially as a single mother. She was a longtime and active member of the Church of God Manhattan in New York City, where she served faithfully as a volunteer, a member of the women’s ministry, and an usher. With her gentle spirit and warm smile, she made everyone feel welcome, often greeting others with the heartfelt words, “Jesus loves you.”
She treasured traveling, especially to her favorite place, Kissimmee, Florida, and taking trips by train, which she always enjoyed. Marie was a woman of many talents, she had a lifelong passion for knitting and crocheting, and she never lost her gift as a seamstress. She lovingly created countless blankets, baby booties, scarves, and dresses, many of which she sold and shared with others. She was also a wonderful cook, fondly remembered by family and friends for her delicious Haitian Legume.
In her later years, Marie found her greatest joy in her grandchildren, cherishing every moment spent with them and creating lasting memories filled with love. Marie also shared an extraordinary bond with her twin sister, Margarette, who was not only her sibling but her lifelong best friend.
Marie was a truly special person who touched the lives of everyone around her. She will be sincerely missed by all that knew her.
Marie is survived by her daughter Jasmine Bernard-Straker and her husband Anderson of Wayne, NJ, and two sons; Jeffery Bernard, and Jean Samuel Brannon, her four brothers; Jean Robert Sicard of Queens, NY, Emmanuel Sicard of Brooklyn, NY, Emile Sicard, and Freddy Sicard, two sisters; Carol Sicard Gransoult of Queens, NY, and Magdala Sicard of Queens, NY, five grandchildren, Isaiah Jordan, Imani Straker, Anderson Straker, Miyah Brannon, and Niyah Brannon. She was predeceased by her twin sister Margarette Sicard, and her youngest sister Denise Sicard.
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